Each team had to play four times against every other team in the league and eight additional times against local teams. Each game consisted of three thirds of 20 minutes each. In the event that a winner was not found after regular time, the game was considered a draw.
A win in regular time earned a team 2 points. A draw was rewarded with one point. There were no points for defeat.
Closing table
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, TD = goal difference
Places 1-8 were automatically qualified for the play-offs. The teams that had won the most of five games in the quarter and semi-finals against their opponents qualified for the next round. The winners of the semi-finals made it to the final while the losers played for third place in the small final. Five games were also played in the final. Whoever won the most games was the winner of the season. Only one game was played in the round for third place. The respective opponents were put together so that the top ranked team plays against the worst, the second best, against the second worst, and so on. As in the main season, a game lasted a total of 60 minutes. After the regular time, extensions of 20 minutes each were played until a winner was found through a decisive goal.
Tournament tree
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
March 22-25, 2001
TPS
3
31.3. - 3.4.2001
Pelicans
0
TPS
3
March 22-29, 2001
Kärpät
0
Jokerite
2
April 8-14, 2001
Kärpät
3
TPS
3
March 22-25, 2001
Tappara
1
Tappara
3
31.3. - 3.4.2001
Lukko
0
Tappara
3
Game for third place
March 23-29, 2001
Ilves
0
HIFK
2
Ilves
1
Ilves
3
Kärpät
0
6.4.2001
Quarter finals
TPS - Pelicans
March 22
TPS
Pelicans
3-0
March 24th
Pelicans
TPS
0-4
25th March
TPS
Pelicans
6-1
TPS wins the round 3-0.
Jokerit - Kärpät
March 22
Jokerite
Kärpät
2-1
March 24th
Kärpät
Jokerite
7-2
25th March
Jokerite
Kärpät
1-2
27th of March
Kärpät
Jokerite
0-2
March 29
Jokerite
Kärpät
0-1
Kärpät wins the round 3-2.
Tappara - Lukko
March 22
Tappara
Lukko
3-2
March 24th
Lukko
Tappara
1-3
25th March
Tappara
Lukko
5-3
Tappara wins the round 3-0.
HIFK - Ilves
March 23
HIFK
Ilves
0-1 a.d.
March 24th
Ilves
HIFK
2-4
26th of March
HIFK
Ilves
0-3
28th March
Ilves
HIFK
0-3
March 29
HIFK
Ilves
2-3
Ilves wins the round 3-2.
Semifinals
TPS - Kärpät
March 31
TPS
Kärpät
6-1
April 1st
Kärpät
TPS
2-4
3rd of April
TPS
Kärpät
4-1
TPS wins the round 3-0.
Tappara - Ilves
March 31
Tappara
Ilves
5-1
April 1st
Ilves
Tappara
1-4
3rd of April
Tappara
Ilves
3-2 a.d.
Tappara wins the round 2-0.
third place
HPK - TPS
April 6th
Ilves
Kärpät
2-0
Ilves wins bronze.
final
TPS - Tappara
April 8th
TPS
Tappara
4-3
10th of April
Tappara
TPS
3-0
12. April
TPS
Tappara
2-1
April 14th
Tappara
TPS
1-2 n.V.
TPS wins the championship 3-1. Tappara receives silver.